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Deborah Kerr: What Lies Beneath
22 May 2012 2:02 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Deborah Kerr, Burt Lancaster, From Here to Eternity. With Deborah Kerr, it’s not the bare shoulders that matter. It’s the eyes. Deborah Kerr, who died at the age of 86 on Oct. 16, 2007, has usually been labeled the cinematic embodiment of the English Rose: ladylike from coiffure to pedicure, perfectly enunciated English, a distinctive coolness, poise and class. I won’t argue with that description (except to point out that this English Rose was born in Scotland), but all the same I wonder if any of those labelers have ever watched Deborah Kerr on screen other than the "Shall We Dance?" sequence in The King and I. Then there are those who have seen two Deborah Kerr scenes: "Shall We Dance?" and the kissing-on-the-beach bit in From Here to Eternity. Shocking! Who would have guessed that the cool, red-headed British lady could be so fiery? Well, anyone who has paid »
- Andre Soares
Mill Creek 50 Movie Packs Discount Code And Giveaway
10 May 2012 7:32 AM, PDT | AreYouScreening.com | See recent AreYouScreening news »
If you’ve hunted around for movie bargains, you’ve probably seen some of Mill Creek Entertainment’s 50-Movie Packs on DVD. Apart from other great releases by Mill Creek, these packs are phenomenal boons to cinephiles looking to collect older titles.
There are three new packs available, and I want to not only let you in on a discount code, but I have one of the packs available for you to win.
I know a lot of people may be quick to overlook these packs, and not every movie included stands out as a major value, but there are some great titles in each of them, and fans of the genres will be pleasantly surprised by what they get out of the deal. I have to admit that there is something about seeing a 50-movie pack, especially when it doesn’t cost a couple of hundred dollars, or more, »
- Marc Eastman
10 More Celebrities Who Fell Off the Radar … and Where They Landed
7 May 2012 11:26 AM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
A few months ago we tracked down ten of our favorite celebrities from years past to see what they we're up to. We were in the mood to reminisce further, so today we're happy to bring you ten more!
Famous for his roles in Bachelor Party, Grease 2 (maybe that’s infamous?) and TV’s Tj Hooker and hosting Dance Fever, Zmed hasn’t had many acting credits in recent years. Now 58, he’s lately concentrated on theater work and appearing on board Princess Cruise ships in a singing and dancing review.
The erstwhile Justin Taylor from Showtime’s Queer as Folk (2000-2005) will be featured in a small role as a waiter in the upcoming comedy Gayby and is currently half of a two-actor cast starring in a touring production of the play Red, which recently ran at the Cleveland Play House. The out Harrison »
- JMc
Angelina Jolie: United Nations Special Envoy
17 April 2012 3:43 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
The United Nations Refugee Agency (Unhcr) has named Angelina Jolie a "special envoy," which means the Oscar-winning actress and humanitarian will represent the Unhcr to governments and diplomatic services. According to reports, that's the first time the Un agency has named a special envoy, a post usually reserved to politicians and diplomats. In her new position, Jolie may at times represent the U.N.'s High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres. Despised by right-wingers for her liberal views, Jolie has reportedly made sizable donations to the Unhcr, and has visited refugee camps in countries such as Iraq, Haiti and Pakistan. Now, isn't it time for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize Jolie's work with a Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award? Not that she'd necessarily want it, but she certainly deserves it, and it'd just as certainly provide more publicity for her cause. I mean, precious few give a damn about refugees, »
- Andre Soares
Wamg At The 2012 TCM Classic Film Festival
16 April 2012 2:08 PM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
There’s truly no place quite like Hollywood. For the third straight year, the TCM Classic Film Festival was staged in the historic center of the world’s film industry. The event once again united a great community of film fans. The 2012 event celebrated style in the movies, from fashion to architecture and everything in between and lined up great films, terrific guests and many special events.
There were so many classic films to choose from over the 4-day festival, it was nearly impossible to decide what to see! Here are a few of my favorites from the weekend.
Auntie Mame (1958) .
Fantastically restored, and screened at the legendary Egyptian Theater, this Rosalind Russell classic was easily a fan fave at the festival. Even at 9am on a Saturday morning, the house was packed. The screening was hosted by two-time Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Film Scholar Cari Beauchamp, »
- Melissa Thompson
Penelope Andrew: TCM Fest 2012:Liza Minnelli, Kim Novak, Robert Wagner, Debbie Reynolds Walk Red Carpet
12 April 2012 1:15 PM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
The Fountainhead with Patricia Neal and Gary Cooper Photo: Courtesy of TCM
Liza Minnelli, Kim Novak, Robert Wagner, Tippi Hedren and Debbie Reynolds in person. Black Narcissus, Vertigo, Cabaret, and The Fountainhead projected on gigantic screens at Grauman's Chinese and Egyptian Theatres. Could any classic film fan wish for more? You could. And, at this year's annual TCM Classic Film Festival, which takes place from April 12th through the 15th, you'd get more: Kirk Douglas, Stanley Donen, Angie Dickenson, Norman Lloyd, Rhonda Fleming, and Norman Jewison appearing at special events and screenings of Two for the Road, Chinatown, Casablanca, The Longest Day, and The Thomas Crown Affair. But before going on about this year's festival, a look back is essential.
Chinatown's Faye Dunaway and Jack NicholsonPhoto: Courtesy of TCM
TCM 2010 & 2011
TCM's 2010 festival featured an opening night restoration of George Cukor's A Star Is Born (1954) starring Judy Garland and »
- Penelope Andrew
TCM Classic Film Festival Continues To Expand In Final Weeks Before April 12 Opening
28 March 2012 1:28 PM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
Latest Additions Include Star-Studded Appearances, Noted Film Historians,
An Opening-Night Poolside Screening of High Society (1956)
And a Vanity Fair Showcase of Architecture in Film
Complete Schedule for 2012 TCM Classic Film Festival
Now Available at http://www.tcm.com/festival
With just over two weeks left before opening day, the 2012 TCM Classic Film Festival continues to expand its already-packed slate with new events and live appearances:
On opening night of the festival, the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel will be the site of a poolside screening of the lavish Cole Porter musical High Society (1956), starring Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby. Actresses Maud Adams and Eunice Gayson will attend a 50th Anniversary screening of the James Bond classic Dr. No (1962) and participate in a conversation about being “Bond Girls.” Filmmaker Mel Brooks will be on hand to introduce his brilliant parody Young Frankenstein (1974). Filmmaker John Carpenter will introduce his favorite film, the »
- Michelle McCue
'Hunger Games' Brought Elizabeth Banks To Tears
22 March 2012 3:53 AM, PDT | MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news »
'It's the greatest movie of all time,' actress declares to MTV News.
By Kevin P. Sullivan, with reporting by Josh Horowitz
Elizabeth Banks at the "Hunger Games" premiere
Photo: Getty Images
As an enormous fan of "The Hunger Games," Elizabeth Banks got to live out any book lover's dream by starring in the film adaptation. The end result, in Banks' objective opinion, was nothing short of the best movie ever.
"Totally unbiased, as if I was just off the street: It's the greatest movie of all time," she declared. "It's really good."
Banks spoke with MTV News' Josh Horowitz about her emotional experience making the film and the real-life inspiration for her portrayal of Effie Trinket.
Spoilers ahead.
After seeing the completed film, one of the scenes that stuck out for Banks was Rue's funeral, shortly after she's killed in the Games. "I always knew that Rue's funeral would be amazing. »
How 'Hunger Games' star Elizabeth Banks brought Effie Trinket to life. (Katharine Hepburn helped.)
19 March 2012 6:15 AM, PDT | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
Hunger Games super fans, you’ve met your match. Elizabeth Banks, who plays bubbly Capitol minion Effie Trinket, the woman charged with shepherding Katniss and Peeta from District 12 into the Games, can meet your passion head-on. “I was a really early adopter of The Hunger Games,” she tells EW of her long-term love affair with Suzanne Collins’ best-selling Ya trilogy. “I’d read a book called The Maze Runner that’s similarly themed and I loved it. And this friend in publishing said ‘Well then you’ll probably really love The Hunger Games.’ Which I devoured. Then immediately had to read Catching Fire, »
- Karen Valby
Downton Abbey Lord Adapts Gypsy
15 March 2012 12:57 PM, PDT | Boomtron | See recent Boomtron news »
Three very big names in Hollywood are coming together to adapt Gypsy, the well loved Broadway musical. With a match-up of Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes, actress and singer Barbra Streisand, and hit making producer Joel Silver, this project ought to get quite a bit of attention.
Silver has been behind projects like The Book of Eli, Unknown, and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. Streisand needs no further introduction. And Fellowes is riding around on Cloud 9 thanks to the popularity of his period series, Downton Abbey. That makes this quite the movie dream team.
THR reports Streisand and Silver will partner as producers while Fellowes tackles the script for Universal.
Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents made Gypsy the Tony Award winning musical it is today, but it was originally a memoir by Gypsy Rose Lee. Lee was a burlesque dancer struggling with her Momma Rose, the epitome of the stage mom persona. »
- Sasha Nova
Fellowes, Streisand, Silver Team For "Gypsy"
14 March 2012 7:16 AM, PDT | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
"Downton Abbey" creator and Oscar-winning scribe Julian Fellowes ("Gosford Park") has been set to pen the screenplay for a new film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents' Tony Award winning musical "Gypsy" at Universal Pictures.
Barbra Streisand and Joel Silver are producing the film in which Streisand will portray "Momma Rose", the entertainer's first musical since 1983's "Yentl".
The compelling story, based on the memoirs of the famous striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee, was previously adapted for the screen in 1962 with Rosalind Russell and Natalie Wood.
This would mark Silver's first foray into musicals. Fellowes also previously adapted the script for Disney's stage production of "Mary Poppins". »
- Garth Franklin
Elizabeth Banks, 'Hunger Games' Star: 'I Have a Full-On Crush on Woody Harrelson'
14 March 2012 5:23 AM, PDT | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »
When Moviefone sat down with Elizabeth Banks to talk about her role as Effie in "The Hunger Games," the interview took place in a tiny hotel bathroom while the crew broke down the video equipment in the next room. Maybe the more intimate setting is why Banks revealed that she created an entire romantic backstory between her bubble-headed character and Woody Harrelson's prickly Haymitch "out of nothing, frankly." And that in real life, she's "enamored" of Harrelson. (Check back next week for Harrelson's reaction.) She also talked about which classic actresses inspired her characterization and why she thinks Jennifer Lawrence was the perfect choice to play Katniss. Had you read the books before getting the part? Banks: I had read all three books pretty early on, before they were best-sellers. A publishing friend had told me about them. I read something in a similar vein, called The Maze Runner, »
- Sharon Knolle
Everything's Coming Up Roses for "Gypsy" the Movie! Film Adaptation Moves Forward!
13 March 2012 5:36 PM, PDT | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
Last year, we told you that Warner Bros. was interested in making a new film adaptation of the 1959 Broadway musical "Gypsy." Barbra Streisand was attached, which is a good thing because the Oscar-winning actress has not made a musical since 1983's "Yentl." Joel Silver, the uber-producer who gave us the very macho franchises such as "Lethal Weapon," "The Matrix," "Die Hard," and "Sherlock Holmes" is embracing his inner musical geek to co-produce the movie with Streisand. (See Barbra Streisand in Talks to Play Mama Rose in New "Gypsy" Movie Adaptation!)
Warner's involvement was fitting since they created the 1962 movie adaptation starring Rosalind Russell and Natalie Wood. But now, we heard Warner stepped out and Universal Pictures is stepping in and they brought a scriptwriter to adapt the musical!
Streisand and Silver are still very much in the picture, and helping them is Julianne Fellowes who will adapt the Stephen Sondheim »
- Manny
Barbra Streisand Lands Starring Role In ‘Gypsy’; ‘Downton Abbey’ Creator Julian Fellowes Writing
13 March 2012 3:11 PM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
Restricting your last ten (acting) years to Focker movies is no way for anyone to spend their time, but I like to think that it may even account for Barbra Streisand‘s tiny onscreen resurrection. We already know that, this fall, she can be seen with Seth Rogen, Colin Hanks, and Adam Scott in The Guilt Trip — the kind of part that should have plenty of mainstream (re)exposure, no less — but Deadline now has news of her first starring role since 1996′s The Mirror Has Two Faces.
In a press release from Universal, we’re informed that Streisand is partnering with Joel Silver and Oscar winner Julian Fellowes (Downton Abbey, Gosford Park) for Gypsy. Fellowes is writing the film — itself an adaptation of a Broadway play co-created by Stephen Sondheim — wherein Streisand will lend both her acting talent and pipes to the role of Momma Rose, the stage mother »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
'Gypsy' Movie: Barbra Streisand-Led Remake Gets 'Downton Abbey' Writer
13 March 2012 3:02 PM, PDT | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »
When Deadline.com announced that Barbra Steisand (Babs!) was going to be involved in the big-screen adaptation of "Gypsy," theater fans went all Happy Days Are Here Again, but, after a year of on-again off-again, the production was turning into a mere Memory. But now it looks like it's really happening! And, if you could imagine, the project just got more exciting. Deadline.com is reporting that Oscar winner and "Downton Abbey" creator, Julian Fellowes is set to write the script for "Gypsy." Streisand will be producing along with action movie vet Joel Silver, (the film marks Silver's first Broadway-style musical). The classic play follows Gypsy Rose Lee, a burlesque dancer, and her toxic relationship with her pushy show biz mother, Momma Rose, which Streisand is set to reprise. The play was initially adapted in 1962, starring Natalie Wood and Rosalind Russell. Streisand has another movie in the works, starring alongside »
- Jessie Heyman
Streisand's 'Gyspy' movie taps 'Downton Abbey' writer
13 March 2012 1:50 PM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
Barbra Streisand’s long-planned movie version of Gypsy is one step closer to the big-screen: Universal has hired Oscar winning screenwriter Julian Fellowes (Downton Abbey, Gosford Park) to script an adaptation of the classic musical about legendary burlesque performer Gypsy Rose Lee and her mother, Momma Rose. Deadline first reported the news.
Streisand has been talking about a Gypsy remake for years. The project was reportedly in development at Warner Bros. before Universal claimed it last year, and blogs buzzed with rumors that Glee’s Lea Michele might take the Gyspy Rose Lee role. Streisand hasn’t starred in a big-screen musical since 1983′s Yentl, »
- Adam Markovitz
Julian Fellowes Writing Gypsy Adaptation
13 March 2012 12:02 PM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
Though Julian Fellowes has attracted attention recently for creating and overseeing pop-culture juggernaut Downton Abbey, he's still a much sought-after screenwriter, what with an Oscar on his mantlepiece and a proven ability to work in several genres. Barbra Streisand and Joel Silver see him as the man to help bring a new version of Gypsy to cinemas for Universal.Streisand is also planning to co-star in the eventual movie, taking the role of pushy mother Momma Rose, who dominates the life of real-life burlesque legend Gypsy Rose Lee. Created by Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents, the show first strutted on stage back in 1959, going on to score Tony nominations for everyone involved. It then won several more when it returned to Broadway in both 1975 and 1990.The idea of adapting Gypsy is not a new one. Indeed, the story has hit screens both big and small before, most famously in 1962 with »
Barbara Streissand to Star in Gypsy Remake
13 March 2012 11:37 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Producers Barbra Streisand and Joel Silver have set Academy Award-winning writer Julian Fellowes to pen the screenplay adaptation of Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents' Tony Award winning musical, Gypsy, which Ms. Streisand and Mr. Silver are currently developing for Universal Pictures. Ms. Streisand will portray "Momma Rose" in the new version, her first musical film since Yentl in which the Oscar-winning actress and iconic singer starred, produced, co-wrote and directed in 1983.
Fellowes won the Original Screenplay Academy Award for Gosford Park and most recently earned the Emmy and Golden Globe for creating and writing the acclaimed miniseries, Downton Abbey. His musical theatre work includes adapting the script for Disney's stage production of Mary Poppins.
Gypsy has exhilarated audiences on both stage and screen since its first Broadway run in 1959 with Ethel Merman. Since then, the compelling story based on the memoirs of the famous striptease artist, Gypsy Rose Lee, »
- MovieWeb
Barbra Streisand's Remake Of 'Gypsy' At Universal Now Official, 'Downton Abbey' Scribe Julian Fellowes To Pen Script
13 March 2012 11:31 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Well, that took a while to get locked. It was nearly a year ago that talk first cropped up about Universal and Barbra Streisand coming together for a new adaptation of the Broadway musical "Gypsy." Since then, word had grown quiet, and we presume that was due to trying to get Arthur Laurents, the writer of the musical, to finally agree to this endeavor after he initially kiboshed the idea, citing his dissatisfaction with the 1962 movie version starring Rosalind Russell. Well, he passed away last May, and we imagine that helped clear the path to making this official.
Universal has announced today that the project is going forward, and moreover, they've got a hot scribe to help bring it to the big screen. Oscar- and Emmy-winning writer Julian Fellowes ("Downton Abbey," "Gosford Park") will pen the screenplay. Co-written by Stephen Sondheim, "Gypsy" has been a powerhouse on Broadway, winning numerous Tony Awards in various incarnations, »
- Kevin Jagernauth
'Downton Abbey' Creator Julian Fellowes Writing Adaptation of 'Gypsy'
13 March 2012 11:13 AM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Universal has hired Oscar-winning scribe and Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes to write the adaptation of Gypsy. Barbra Streisand and Joel Silver (making his first foray into Broadway movie musicals) are producing the feature project, which is an adaptation of Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents’ Tony Award winning musical. The play and movie is based on the memoir by Gypsy Rose Lee, a burlesque dancer, and the relationship with her mother, Momma Rose, who has since become the prototype of a "stage mom" in pop culture. It initially hit screens in 1962 with a version that starred Rosalind Russell
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